diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index 3a10387f9434b..ca2b4d6f9c9aa 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -930,6 +930,21 @@ void __kfree_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__kfree_skb);
 
+static __always_inline
+bool __kfree_skb_reason(struct sk_buff *skb, enum skb_drop_reason reason)
+{
+	if (unlikely(!skb_unref(skb)))
+		return false;
+
+	DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(reason <= 0 || reason >= SKB_DROP_REASON_MAX);
+
+	if (reason == SKB_CONSUMED)
+		trace_consume_skb(skb);
+	else
+		trace_kfree_skb(skb, __builtin_return_address(0), reason);
+	return true;
+}
+
 /**
  *	kfree_skb_reason - free an sk_buff with special reason
  *	@skb: buffer to free
@@ -942,26 +957,19 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__kfree_skb);
 void __fix_address
 kfree_skb_reason(struct sk_buff *skb, enum skb_drop_reason reason)
 {
-	if (unlikely(!skb_unref(skb)))
-		return;
-
-	DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(reason <= 0 || reason >= SKB_DROP_REASON_MAX);
-
-	if (reason == SKB_CONSUMED)
-		trace_consume_skb(skb);
-	else
-		trace_kfree_skb(skb, __builtin_return_address(0), reason);
-	__kfree_skb(skb);
+	if (__kfree_skb_reason(skb, reason))
+		__kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kfree_skb_reason);
 
-void kfree_skb_list_reason(struct sk_buff *segs,
-			   enum skb_drop_reason reason)
+void __fix_address
+kfree_skb_list_reason(struct sk_buff *segs, enum skb_drop_reason reason)
 {
 	while (segs) {
 		struct sk_buff *next = segs->next;
 
-		kfree_skb_reason(segs, reason);
+		if (__kfree_skb_reason(segs, reason))
+			__kfree_skb(segs);
 		segs = next;
 	}
 }